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oleanders
Nerium
Nerium oleander /ˈnɪəriəm ˈoʊliː.ændər/ is a shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, toxic in all its parts. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. It is most commonly known as nerium or oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive Olea. It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though southwest Asia has been suggested. The ancient city of Volubilis in Morocco...
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 27)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.72
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.156
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.703
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.648
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.575
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.573
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.576
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1275
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1274
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.157
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 2 (1686)
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.7
A voyage to the islands Madera Barbados Jamaica Vol. 1
Hans Sloane · 1707 · p.549
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47564.